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Earth and Mineral Sciences

Earth and Mineral Sciences

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Mineral processing expert joins mining engineering faculty

Elk Basin

COVID-19 doesn’t curb field camp 'rite of passage' for geosciences students

Katelyn Kirchner

Kirchner earns scholars award for glass research from American Ceramic Society

Roman DiBiase conducts field research in Taiwan

Geoscientist's professorship to drive research on landscapes, hazards

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Penn State to lead $30 million university research alliance

schematic of detector, atomic structure of material

Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials

Acid mine drainage turns a stream yellow

New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals

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Engineering team wins top prize in entrepreneur program for flex heal product

Milan Liu

Milan Liu selected Earth and Mineral Sciences 2020 summer student marshal

Hurrican Isabel

Application of machine learning can optimize hurricane track forecast

Penn State's Open Educational Resources

Open education website connects teachers, learners with quality resources

Marie Louise Ryan, doctoral candidate in geography

Doctoral candidate's research explores human, agricultural interactions in Nepal

Layers of different 2D molybdenum materials, indicated by color, stacked to ancourage superconductivity

Room temperature superconductivity creeping toward possibility

Researchers conduct seismic logging at Shale Hills

Seismic waves help scientists 'see' chemical changes beneath a watershed

A close up of a mosquito.

Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature

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